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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Bernard Kusi" <mrbernard_kusioficbbankplc@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 03:03:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANT IS NEEDED ON THIS REGARDS.










FROM: MR BERNARD KUSI
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OFFICER OF
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK PLC.
NO. 113 LEGOR ROAR=20
ACCRA GHANA WEST AFRICA .
Tel. +233-2488-00917
FAX. +233-2479-2529
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Hello Dear.
=A0
Complement of the season to you,
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Anyway i know this message will come to you as a surprise since we don't kn=
ow each other before and we have not seen each other, but for purpose of in=
troduction, I am Mr. Bernard kusi the Chief Accountant Officer of Internati=
onal Commercial Bank Plc.. There is an account opened in this bank in year =
1996 and since the year 2000, the account had remained dormant. After going=
through some old files, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out=
urgently it would be forfeited to the state. The owner of this account is =
MR. YANG CHANGSHI, a foreigner and a miner settler at Kruger Oil Co., a geo=
logist by profession. Who died since the years 2002 and the state nationali=
zed his company. No other person knows about this account or any thing conc=
erning it. The account has no other beneficiary also and my investigation p=
roved as well that his company does not know anything about this funds in o=
ur Bank. The amount involved is ($40.000.000) FOURTH MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY, I know this mail will come to you as surprise because=
we have not meets before, well i got your contact when searching through t=
he net for a God fear and understanding person that will stand as the Forei=
gn Partner to Late Mr. Yang Changshi and receive the funds in his or her Ac=
count so that i and the person will share the funds once it has been transf=
erred to that fellow Account.
=A0
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approv=
ed to a local resident here. To avoid the money being traced by the governm=
ent, it should be remitted to a nominated foreign account with an insider l=
ike me as the contact point in the bank. This transaction is 100% risk free=
and I assure you that as the chief account officer of this bank this trans=
action is absolutely risk free and its success is never in doubt, because a=
ll the necessary documents relating to this transaction is in my care. And =
all approvals concerning this money are to be done by me and the bank DIREC=
TOR IN CHARGE OF INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.What I need fr=
om you now is your full bank details, to enable me transfer this funds in t=
o your account.
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I need your full co-operation to make this business work very well. It is m=
y firm believes that you are capable and willing to handle such amount of m=
oney in strict confidence and trust for our mutual benefit because this opp=
ortunity may never come again in a lifetime. I only need a reliable person =
in this business because I don't want to make any mistake; I need your stro=
ng assurance and trust. With my position now in the office the money can be=
transfer to any foreign account Provided you will not disappoint my trust =
for you on this regards, which you can provide with assurance that this mon=
ey will be intact pending, my physical arrival in your country. I will dest=
roy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving =
no trace to any place.At the conclusion of this business, you will be given=
35% of the total amount, 55% will be for me, and while 10% will be for any=
expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of
transferring of the funds to your Account.
=A0
Please reply immediately and indicate your interest to be part by enclosing=
your current phone/fax numbers for more confidential communication on this=
regards.
=A0

Well i plead to stop here, i look forward to hear from you soon.
=A0
Thanks for your Understanding and Co-operation.
=A0
Best Regards.
=A0

Mr. Bernard Kusi.

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